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Hearing set in ax attack Published: November 04, 2009 
By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 13, in Hanover County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court for he Mechanicsville teen accused in the Oct. 23 ax attack on another Mechanicsville teenager. Omar K. Abdelaal, 16, is scheduled to appear at 8:30 a.m. before Judge Larry E. Gilman. He has been charged with aggravated malicious wounding. If convicted, he faces a sentence of 20 years to life. According to Hanover County Commonwealth’s Attorney R.E. “Trip” Chalkley III, “A judge has the ability to suspend a portion of that sentence.” R. Craig Evans, a Mechanicsville attorney, represented Abdelaal in a detention hearing last Wednesday. A message was left at his office Monday morning seeking comment. Whether Evans will continue to represent the teen was not confirmed as of Monday. Chalkley is pursuing having the case moved to Hanover County Circuit Court, which means the teen will be tried as an adult. “If probable cause is found,” Chalkley said on Monday, “then, due to the nature of the charge, the matter goes to the Circuit Court for trial.” On Oct. 28, he had said that “The nature of the charge allows us to just have a preliminary hearing rather than a transfer hearing.” Chalkley said the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office “has done a remarkable job” with the investigation. Abdelaal has been accused of assaulting a 15-year-old male around 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at Tractor Supply Co. in the 7000 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike in Mechanicsville following an altercation. The victim suffered a laceration to the left side of his face. Chalkley said last week that the attack was captured on surveillance camera and he had the video in his possession. Since both teens are students at Lee-Davis High School, the Sheriff’s Office increased patrols several days last week. Sheriff V. Stuart Cook said on Friday that every report his office received was being taken seriously, which prompted the presence of additional officers. Capt. Michael J. Trice, speaking on behalf of the sheriff, said on the Monday after the incident that the decision to increase security was a precautionary measure. Abdelaal remains lodged in the Middle Peninsula Juvenile Detention Commission Merrimac Center in Williamsburg. |
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tman of mechanicsville | May. 5, 2010, 05:17 PM
i believe i read in the rtd that the alleged Bully is in a different school, and guess what, students reported he’s up to it again. Rachel of Mechanicsville | May. 5, 2010, 04:55 PM
To anyone who is supporting Omar needs to rethink their actions. Was he bullied? Yes. But if this was the issue, why didn’t anyone do anything about it? Hasn’t anyone learned from the Virginia Tech incident? Apparently not. Bullying can become serious, as some of you know. And if it isn’t handled in an appropriate manner, this is the outcome. That boy is blessed to be alive but luckily, he got away with stitches and a scar. I think Omar should be convicted of the crime he commited and take the punishment he deserves, whether or not he was bullied. Hannah Coltrain of Richmond, VA | Nov. 24, 2009, 01:55 PM
Virginia has not adopted the “Stand Your Ground Law’. tman of mechanicsville | Nov. 23, 2009, 08:43 PM
has any one heard of a stand your ground law? William of Mechanicsville | Nov. 23, 2009, 03:56 PM
hey Concerned parent. They schools are not responsible for raising your children. YOU ARE. They aren’t responsible for your child being mean, harmful to others. YOU ARE. Why does everything have to be blamed on the schools. They are there to educate- not raise lazy parents children. give it a rest. Sharon of Mechanicsville | Nov. 22, 2009, 11:58 PM
Concerned Parent of Mechanicsville | Nov. 20, 2009, 12:20 PM
From my 1st post on this matter I have said that the school system should be ashamed of the way they ignore bullies. And blogger Holly to stand up for the system was a joke… The teachers DO NOT care at all what your children are doing as long as your child doesn’t disrespect one of them. If they disrespect a teacher or administrator, here comes detention, a phone call, an email, a letter home… ALL SIRENS SOUND!!! They couldn’t care less when students disrespect or abuse other students… If teachers sounded off the same sirens when it came to witnessing student to student behaviors, bullying, disrespecting, tormenting, threatening this could have possibly been prevented from escalating to this degree… And yes, good parenting plays a huge roll also. My son is now long graduated. I asked him his opinion and he said the same, teachers don’t care!!! Omar is a bright student who never caused anyone harm ever and he was put in a situation that caused his action. DEFENDING HIMSELF… The other kid has been a bully, a tormenter, abuser and has disrespected others. That is how he is described by most…. Seems Omar’s parents raised a bright youngster with a desire to be a model citizen and it seems the parents of the bully raised an abusive, tormenting, demeaning bully… Where were the sirens from the school??? Hannah Coltrain of Richmond, VA | Nov. 19, 2009, 02:27 PM
To All Those Posting, Please remember that we are not asking anyone to condone what Omar did, nor are we suggesting that he should not be punished. If you do not know Omar personally then it might be hard for you to understand the whole situation. Omar is an amazing kid that has a great future in store, being tried as adult and getting the minimum sentence of 20 years would do this boy more harm than good. A lot of this “story” boils down to the Hanover school system that does a very poor job in protecting these children during school hours. All of this will be bought to light very soon. tman of mechanicsville | Nov. 17, 2009, 10:10 PM
well mechanicsville there is partial truth to the racial issue here , but it doesn’t matter lee davis has always been that way i’ve seen it many years ago when kids from up north would move down, the redneck kids would almost have a field day, they would pick fights and i’ve seen some pretty serious ones, it’s the mentality our town is still 20-60 years behind. well thats VA for you, if there diff then lynch’em . the ld staff is more concerned about getting thier college quota then step in. Friends of Omar of Mechanisville | Nov. 16, 2009, 09:15 PM
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